A STRANCE CASE.

Colonist, Volume LIII, Issue 12956, 22 November 1910, Page 3

A STRANCE CASE.

[United Pkess .. Assootation.] .. Wellington, Nov. 21. At the Supremo Co'urtJFrancls Jo- , seph Lyons was charged with attempt- , ing to commit a ciiminal offence and with indecently assaulting a g^irl.iin- , der .14 years of agel He denied tho ; charges. The case was hoard in camera. . . . : , ''•/.*'■ ' . . . . • When called the girl gave quite a different version of what had occurred. ; to tlio story that was iold by her in ', the Magistrate's Court, stating that tho evidence she had then given was : untrue, and asserted that aU that tho < accused did was to kiss her. . | Tlie jury found a verdict of not guilty on both counts. The jury add- j ed a rider that it was strongly of opin- i ■ion that the girl should be under -more -j careful control than that whicli-ihad i been o.wrciscd over her of late. ( The Chief Justice, said that tie rider would be sent to the police authorities i so that they could make enquiries. It was perfectly clear that the girl's mo- 1 ther did not control, her. ■ " ( ~. . . ■ ■ . ■■ < •'■ 1